bucketful

buck·et·ful

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [buhk-it-foo l]
- /ˈbʌk ɪtˌfʊl/
- /ˈbʌkɪtfʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [buhk-it-foo l]
- /ˈbʌk ɪtˌfʊl/

Definitions of bucketful word

countable noun bucketful A bucketful of something is the amount contained in a bucket. 3
noun bucketful the amount held by a bucket 3
noun bucketful a large quantity 3
noun plural bucketful the amount that a bucket can hold: a bucketful of water. 1
noun bucketful amount held by a bucket 1
noun bucketful amount held by a bucket 1

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Origin of bucketful

First appearance:

before 1555

One of the 31% oldest English words

First recorded in 1555-65; bucket + -ful

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Parts of speech for Bucketful

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bucketful

bucketful popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bucketful usage trend in Literature

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